Derailing device.



No. 830,717, 'PATENTBD MAR. 3, 1908.'

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DBHAILING DBVCE.

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C. W. CLARKE.

DERAILING DEVICE.

APYLICATION FILED JULY-5. 1907.

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DERAILING DEVICE.

Specification uf Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application tiled July 5. l97. Serial No. 382.318

county of Nicholas and State of West Virginie, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Derailing Devices; and l do ierehy declare t-he following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in derailing devices for railway tracks and more particularly to that class adapted to be used in connection with switches to derail any car left standin on the switch which lfor any reason is move( toward the main track.

' A disposing the derailer from otl the track when the cars are movingin one direction so that said cars can pass freely over the switch rails.

A still further object is to provide means for releasing the 'derailing device so that the same will be extended over one of the switch rails and in -osition to engage the wheels of one side of t e car and direct the same oil of the track.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more clearly referred to and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a art of this ap ilication, have shown the preflirred forms o; my invention.

'In said drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of my improved derailing device shown in position upon the track-way. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewfofthe same. F ig. 3 is a similar view showing the cover of the housing containing the operating mechanism open. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view as seen from the dottedl line 4 4 Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view as seen from the dotted line 5-5 Fig. 2. Fig'. 6 is a detail perspective view of the releasing lever removed from position, and, Figs. 7 and #l are lan and sectional views respectively of a slightly modified forni of device.

Referring to the figures'by numerals of reference, 1 and 2 indicate the usual form of railroad track rails and 3 the cross ties upon which said rails are secured. Secured to l said ties in any preferred manner is an elongated housing L1, said housing being prol vided with Aa lid or covering 5, said cover beinf removably secured thereto. Preflerahy centrailv disposed'in said housing and extending heyond one end thereof is an elongated arm 6, said arm having secured at its outer end a detailing head proper 7, said head being of a greater width than the rail upon which it is disposed and has one of its ends S curved and the opposite end thereof partially cut away to form a projection 9, said projection being substantially the same width as the rail upon ulrich it rests, thereby forming a notch 10 between said member 9 and the extended end 11 of the derailing head 7, that portion of the derailing head 7 extending above the member 9 being also curved for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth. The. inner end of the arm 6 is reduced as shown at12 and is adapt-ed to enter a socket 13 in a spring retaining member 14 lsecured to the inner end of the housing 4. A controlling spring 15 is disposed 1n said socket, against which takes the inner end of the reduced portion 12 of the member The opposite end of the housing Il is provided with a closure 16, said closure having in its lower edge a wayv 17 in which is disposed the inner end of a releasing lever 18, said lever being bifurcated at its inner end and pivotally secured.7 to 'said closure 16. Pivotally mounted between the extreme inner ends of the hifurcetedlportion of the releasing lever 1S is a bar 19, said bar having an upwardly projectin finger. '20. which is adapted to he dispose through a vert-ical path o a latch 21 secnrcdjo the under side of the elongated arm 6; 1

In operation the head 7 is normally disposed over one of the rails and when a train is coming into the switch, the flange u' on the first Wheel will encounter the curved ace elongated arm inwardly, thel latch 21 being disposed into en agement with alcdge 21* formed on the closure 16, thereby holding the head 7 from oli the rail until the arm 6 is released. one of the trainmen disengages the latch 21 from the ledge 21 by depressing the outer l l cnd of the releasing lever 18, thereby forci fthe finger '2O upwardly into engagement Wit l the latch 21 and raising said lati-:h ahovethe l ledge 21, whereupon the spring 15 will opening in the closure 16 and extend into the.

After the train has left the switch,

8 of the head 7 and direct said head and direct the arm V6 outwardly until this head 7 switch, should said car be movi-d a ung the is again dispnsf'd over the rail, the 'mrward movementnf said. arm being limited hv means of shoulders 22 formed in either ein@ ,of the arm G. When the head 7 is in this pnsition and u cur has been left u on tinA switch toward the main track, thu iange of v(me of the wheels will enter th? notch l() and one end'to the lid 5 and its opposite mid ':xi

tended S that said nxtf-ndld vnd is disposml into engagf'xnvnt with tlw uppvnfzuv if theJ arm 6.

InFigH. T `and s l huwl nhnwn :i .elizhlly under the rail and into engagement. with the head 7 on the mitnidn nf tin trai-ku nj.: The: head 7 is also slightly nlmlif'wd in that thi- Curved fave 8 is directed in tin: uppiitrf di- I'cfztion from that :linnn in the other figures, and in place of the spring feminin; imfinhnr 14,` a Clevis '25 is substituted, vmid Claris hiring secured in Ihr; hmbin: 4 h5' inf-:ins of a. false end lt will also hf: nfimi LlniL hu hitf-.h 2l und the ledge ZI :1re rvu-reed.

if will also he seen that the wnlrolling; .wring l is dispnSx-d nruund the nfdm'ed and 12 of the arm 6 and L? .hield thereon h v :my preferred means as hy n washer und nut 27. j lt. will he sven from the frirvgnlng that l g mvxe pruvidrd :i cun-:trufflinn of but very l few parte .-,u -that Shlmld any of `:iid parts i ifirnzm wnrn r hrvfm-n {lm} van he i'ffudilj replaced at a. very nmninnl cuil. lt will" also he seen that my devine po;-;itl\e in its operation andris one whereby a trein can ssofrrz 'take the switch without having to top ne is the cabe with the detailing device amnnwnly in use at this time :is it will im #van that when the train mines in comm-t with tin: dex-aller n n entering the swixrh, mid demiler will he disposed :it une sida und out uf the paih of the wheels.

What l claim igt-f l. A dcraihr of the plus@ dvwrilwd minpx'ising a hmming, nn ann lnngitildiindlv nmvahlc in said housing; :md ccm-riding lwyond une end ilu-rmi, :l drmiling hun! .Lw-

' r'urnd to said arm, mmm zu* thi imwi' mid uf said arm tu direc said incid wirr Ihn mil, a hin-h srrzurud to .will arm, u linger pivutiilljf mounted in said housing; und in thu with nl' said lati'h, uledgv, and lunari# Lu disporn wid limh mit of ungugf-nzl-nt with said huh-v wheruhy llndlerniliug lwud will he dispumd m'fr thv ruil.

2. A dnmiling dcvir'v of the Fluss desl'rilwd wunprisiiig an arm, u lx1-:id ,secured tn une.

vnd uf Anid arm, :mil hmili lmving oni of its ond r'urnzd, :i di-miling nrwnhf-.r swurcd to he uppmitrf und 'il' mid lli-ud and furining :i nnu'h hlemwvn .sind nnfxnln-.r and the extended und nf huid head, und means to diposv, nid hund mier a ruil, und additional :nf-:im if lmld uid hund frmn olf the rail.

25. A dnrziilin; r invii-f: nl the (dass described '-mnpriw'ng :in arm, u haar! beamed to one am! nf said arm, :i homing for said arm, dmuldcr in said firm, a latch ('arried by .Suid arm, zilfzdge adapted to be euggiwed by .said kmh, n ni-(uber having u finger adapted in disungage said latxzh from si-.id ledge when ldnsirvd, und :L rfontrollinf' Spring at the inner end nf said arm adapted w direct the head over the rail when the arm is releacd.

In testimony ajherenf I have signed my naine to this speciiication m the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES W. CLARKF,

Witnesses:

C. W. NE1L, HAZEL HILL.

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